Afobaka Dam

The Afobaka Dam is an embankment dam with a main gravity dam section on the near in of . The primary purpose of the dam is to generate hydroelectric power and it supports a 180 MW power station.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Suriname
  • Also known as: “Afobaka-stuwdam” and “Brokopondo Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Afobaka Airstrip.

Aerodrome
is an airstrip near , a village in the of . The airstrip is primarily used for emergency evacuation and gold shipment.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brokopondo.

Town
Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital town of the , . It is located on the west shore of the Suriname river, just north of the Afobaka dam, 105 kilometers south-east of capital city of . is situated 9 km north of Afobaka Dam.

Afobaka Dam

Latitude
4.97715° or 4° 58′ 38″ north
Longitude
-54.99607° or 54° 59′ 46″ west
Elevation
43 metres (141 feet)
Open location code
68P7X2G3+VH
Geo­Names ID
3384817
Wiki­data ID
Q16001998
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Afobaka Dam” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Афабака”
  • Cebuano: “Afobaka Dam”
  • Dutch: “Afobakadam”
  • French: “barrage d’Afobaka”
  • French: “Barrage d’Afobaka”
  • Italian: “diga di Afobaka”
  • Japanese: “アフォバッカダム”
  • Japanese: “アホバッカダム”
  • Persian: “سد افوبکا”
  • Santali: “ᱟᱯᱷᱳᱵᱟᱠᱟ ᱰᱮᱢ”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Афобака”

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